VietNamNet Bridge – More than 711,000 pupils had no access to English education in the 2014-15 school year.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Foreign television channels allowed on Vietnam’s pay TV networks are capped at 30% of the total number of channels as regulated in the Government’s Decree No. 06/2016 on management of radio and television services.

VietNamNet Bridge – The values of the Mo Muong, a unique cultural heritage of the ethnic Muong who live in the northern province of Hoa Binh, was the main theme of a recent workshop held in the province.  

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnam government has been trying to build stronger economic ties through active dialogues with some of the world’s largest economic regions such as the US, EU, Eurasia, with the most promising partner being Japan.

 VietNamNet Bridge – If you like fishing, grab a rod and head for Cu Lao Xanh Island in Binh Dinh Province.

VietNamNet Bridge - The Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV), the biggest enterprise in Vietnam’s aviation industry, has asked for the governing body’s permission to start negotiations to find strategic shareholders in January. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Dong Nai Province's People's Committee has proposed to extend HCM City's first metro route Ben Thanh-Suoi Tien to 4.7 kilometres to reach the Vung Tau intersection in Bien Hoa City.

 VietNamNet Bridge – In 2015 HCM City continued to lead Viet Nam in attracting foreign directed investment with inflows of US$4.5 billion. FDI projects have improved the city's socio-economic infrastructure and created a new facade for it.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ear Cake, a tasty food that is served every day by locals in Phu Tho Province, has that name because it has the shape of an ear.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Prime Minister recently approved an international integration strategy on labour and social affairs by 2020 with a vision to 2030.  

 VietNamNet Bridge – India accounted for almost half the volume of completely built-up (CBU) passenger cars Vietnam imported last year despite lower tariffs on vehicles from ASEAN countries.

 Hung Vuong Corporation (HVG) plans to invest US$15 million to purchase 51 percent of stakes in the Russian Fish Joint Stock Company, Duong Ngoc Minh, chairman and chief Executive officer (CEO), said.

 Viet Nam has invested in upgrading its electricity transmission lines in preparation for importing power from Laos, according to the National Power Transmission Corporation (EVN NPT).

 A spring festival kicked off at the Thang Long Imperial Citadel in Hanoi on January 29 as part of the activities to celebrate the Lunar New Year and the 86th founding anniversary of the Communist Party of Vietnam.

Vietnam needs about US$40-50 billion for traffic infrastructure development from now until 2020, said Deputy Minister of Transport Nguyen Ngoc Dong on the sideline of the 12th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam.

 A total of 12,312 head of livestock, including 9,356 buffalos and cows, were killed by a severe cold that hit the northern and northern-central regions over the past week.

The National Election Council convened its second session in Hanoi on January 29 under the chair of Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung, who is also Chairman of the National Assembly. 

 The Government will take measures to create momentum for economic development right in the first months of this year, particularly in the context of dropping oil prices, Chairman of the Government Office Minister Nguyen Van Nen said.

 The ​special envoy of the Chinese Party General Secretary and President Song Tao congratulated Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong on his re-election for the 12 th tenure during a meeting in Hanoi on January 29.

 VietNamNet Bridge – While the French Colonialists were busy developing the post and telecommunications sector in Indochina, they failed to realise that the infrastructure they were building would one day be used against them.